their_o cause_n that_o be_v holy_a man_n and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o be_v imagine_v to_o have_v a_o design_n to_o deceive_v especial_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o deliver_v be_v such_o as_o expose_v they_o to_o danger_n and_o trouble_n and_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o bring_v they_o any_o advantage_n in_o the_o world_n or_o shall_v moses_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n arise_v from_o the_o dead_a &_o tell_v we_o they_o do_v indeed_o live_v here_o upon_o the_o earth_n in_o such_o time_n and_o preach_v such_o doctrine_n and_o work_v such_o miracle_n yea_o and_o they_o have_v find_v since_o their_o death_n that_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o prophesy_v or_o preach_v be_v true_a they_o see_v those_o who_o obey_v their_o word_n triumph_v in_o heaven_n and_o those_o who_o contemn_v it_o torment_v in_o hell_n may_v we_o not_o as_o easy_o suspect_v that_o this_o may_v be_v some_o spirit_n which_o appear_v in_o their_o shape_n to_o delude_v we_o as_o that_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o christian_a religion_n shall_v devise_v a_o writing_n and_o disperse_v it_o abroad_o in_o the_o world_n which_o shall_v so_o plain_o confirm_v the_o christian_a religion_n as_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v which_o be_v at_o this_o day_n own_v among_o the_o jew_n or_o that_o those_o ancient_a writer_n shall_v conspire_v together_o to_o deceive_v the_o world_n in_o record_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n or_o that_o the_o scripture_n shall_v be_v translate_v into_o so_o many_o language_n and_o disperse_v all_o the_o world_n over_o so_o soon_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o none_o be_v so_o false_a to_o the_o divulger_n of_o it_o or_o so_o true_a to_o the_o world_n as_o to_o give_v notice_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v a_o forgery_n or_o that_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v record_v in_o the_o roman_a register_n and_o the_o act_n of_o their_o senate_n to_o which_o tertullian_n dare_v appeal_v if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n this_o one_o thing_n will_v i_o learn_v shall_v one_o come_v to_o we_o as_o from_o the_o dead_a in_o the_o likeness_n of_o alexander_n caesar_n william_n the_o conqueror_n wickliff_n luther_n calvin_n and_o tell_v we_o in_o sober_a sadness_n that_o they_o be_v such_o a_o one_o that_o live_v in_o such_o a_o time_n do_v such_o thing_n preach_v such_o doctrine_n whether_o shall_v we_o believe_v such_o a_o testimony_n soon_o than_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o history_n concern_v they_o and_o those_o book_n and_o write_n which_o be_v general_o receive_v as_o the_o work_n of_o such_o man_n if_o any_o shall_v say_v that_o turk_n and_o heathen_n be_v as_o confident_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o religion_n which_o they_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o as_o we_o be_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o we_o i_o answer_v they_o have_v not_o like_a ground_n for_o their_o confidence_n as_o for_o the_o heathen_n what_o become_v of_o their_o god_n their_o oracle_n when_o the_o hebrew_n child_n be_v bear_v and_o when_o the_o gospel_n begin_v to_o spread_v in_o the_o world_n compare_v the_o miracle_n wherewith_o other_o religion_n have_v be_v confirm_v with_o those_o wherewith_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v confirm_v and_o see_v whether_o they_o be_v so_o many_o so_o confess_o above_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n or_o art_n so_o evident_o wrought_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o as_o those_o whereby_o the_o christian_a religion_n have_v be_v confirm_v what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o turk_n admit_v no_o enquiry_n or_o dispute_v about_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o require_v a_o implicit_a faith_n truth_n seek_v no_o corner_n error_n shun_v the_o light_n examine_v the_o law_n of_o turk_n and_o pagan_n whether_o there_o be_v that_o purity_n equity_n wisdom_n consonancy_n to_o right_a reason_n and_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n in_o they_o which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o scripture_n examine_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o they_o have_v be_v propagate_v whether_o they_o have_v reach_v any_o further_a than_o their_o sword_n have_v make_v way_n for_o they_o whether_o the_o weapon_n of_o their_o warfare_n be_v spiritual_a or_o carnal_a whereas_o the_o gospel_n prevail_v through_o the_o evidence_n and_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o pretend_a authority_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o wisdom_n and_o learning_n of_o the_o grecian_n the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o the_o roman_n and_z fishermen_z be_v too_o hard_o for_o rabbi_n philosopher_n judge_n generals_z army_n if_o any_o object_n the_o improbability_n of_o some_o thing_n deliver_v in_o scripture_n i_o shall_v only_o propound_v whether_o there_o be_v not_o some_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v full_o assure_v of_o either_o by_o experiment_n or_o mathematical_a demonstration_n which_o to_o other_o seem_v as_o improbable_a as_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o we_o and_o shall_v we_o not_o grant_v god_n to_o be_v as_o much_o wise_a than_o ourselves_o as_o we_o be_v wise_a than_o other_o man_n and_o suppose_v he_o can_v as_o easy_o convince_v we_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o now_o seem_v impossible_a to_o we_o as_o we_o can_v convince_v other_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o can_v at_o present_v believe_v and_o if_o the_o seem_a contradiction_n that_o be_v in_o scripture_n be_v urge_v to_o weaken_v the_o authority_n of_o they_o they_o be_v rather_o a_o argument_n of_o the_o integrity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o the_o penman_n and_o their_o leave_v thing_n so_o secure_o which_o do_v not_o at_o first_o sight_n seem_v to_o accord_v with_o other_o scripture_n show_v clear_o they_o have_v no_o plot_n to_o deceive_v the_o world_n otherwise_o they_o will_v have_v conspire_v to_o make_v their_o testimony_n agree_v in_o word_n more_o exact_o yet_o upon_o examination_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o consider_v the_o several_a circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n person_n scope_n occasion_n the_o several_a use_n of_o the_o same_o word_n and_o phrase_n the_o latitude_n which_o all_o author_n use_v in_o their_o writing_n the_o several_a place_n and_o person_n of_o the_o same_o name_n the_o several_a name_n give_v to_o the_o same_o place_n or_o person_n the_o shortness_n of_o scripture_n history_n and_o supply_v in_o one_o place_n what_o be_v want_v in_o another_o the_o attend_v rather_o to_o sense_n and_o substance_n than_o to_o word_n and_o phrase_n in_o cite_v scripture_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o there_o be_v a_o very_a fair_a accord_n between_o those_o place_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v at_o the_o great_a variance_n and_o if_o we_o can_v reconcile_v all_o place_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o we_o have_v by_o attend_v to_o such_o thing_n as_o i_o have_v mention_v already_o compose_v so_o many_o seem_a difference_n we_o may_v conclude_v it_o be_v from_o our_o own_o ignorance_n that_o we_o can_v compose_v the_o rest_n and_o that_o there_o be_v yet_o somewhat_o else_o that_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o which_o if_o we_o can_v find_v out_o we_o may_v as_o easy_o reconcile_v the_o rest_n which_o at_o present_a seem_v most_o irreconcilable_a and_o it_o be_v obvious_a to_o every_o one_o how_o many_o difficulty_n and_o contradiction_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o every_o science_n while_o man_n be_v but_o smatterer_n in_o it_o which_o present_o vanish_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v more_o perfect_o to_o understand_v it_o but_o now_o if_o this_o objection_n be_v frame_v against_o the_o difference_n which_o be_v among_o christian_n which_o profess_v the_o gospel_n i_o will_v by_o the_o way_n observe_v this_o that_o difference_n do_v most_o abound_v where_o man_n upon_o serious_a apprehension_n of_o the_o weight_n and_o importance_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o faith_n do_v diligent_o apply_v themselves_o to_o understand_v themselves_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o see_v with_o their_o own_o eye_n be_v afraid_a to_o be_v deceive_v in_o matter_n of_o such_o moment_n by_o depend_v upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o other_o and_o unwilling_a to_o lose_v their_o soul_n and_o heaven_n and_o god_n to_o save_v the_o labour_n of_o search_v after_o truth_n and_o in_o those_o nation_n where_o i_o have_v have_v opportunity_n to_o be_v conversant_a i_o have_v find_v most_o difference_n among_o they_o which_o have_v be_v most_o addict_v to_o religion_n and_o most_o solicitous_a about_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o most_o agreement_n among_o they_o which_o have_v content_v themselves_o to_o follow_v other_o by_o a_o implicit_a faith_n without_o trouble_v themselves_o much_o to_o search_v after_o truth_n and_o where_o there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o coldness_n and_o indifferency_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n that_o all_o have_v quiet_o accord_v together_o as_o the_o philosopher_n observe_v that_o cold_a do_v congregate_v heterogeneal_a thing_n or_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v of_o different_a kind_n make_v they_o all_o
we_o yet_o go_v a_o step_n further_o and_o consider_v the_o apprehension_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v of_o this_o condition_n for_o they_o and_o wicked_a man_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v be_v fellow_n heir_n of_o the_o same_o misery_n and_o these_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o that_o be_v have_v dread_a full_a amaze_a apprehension_n at_o the_o expectation_n of_o it_o the_o consequent_a in_o that_o place_n be_v put_v for_o the_o antecedent_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a phraseology_n of_o scripture_n they_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v so_o much_o reason_n to_o be_v trouble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o as_o man_n have_v their_o sin_n perhaps_o may_v have_v some_o aggravation_n which_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n have_v not_o yet_o i_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o can_v aggravate_v it_o so_o as_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o they_o have_v not_o a_o board_n after_o shipwreck_n whereon_o they_o may_v have_v save_v themselves_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v their_o own_o fault_n again_o they_o have_v no_o body_n to_o be_v torment_v as_o we_o have_v many_o can_v apprehend_v how_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v capable_a of_o any_o considerable_a torment_n and_o they_o think_v they_o can_v laugh_v at_o any_o punishment_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v on_o the_o soul_n be_v it_o not_o for_o bodily_a suffering_n which_o they_o have_v a_o clear_a apprehonsion_n and_o a_o more_o lively_a sense_n of_o but_o beside_o all_o that_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o suffer_v in_o our_o body_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o suffer_v the_o same_o in_o our_o soul_n which_o the_o devil_n be_v say_v to_o tremble_v at_o the_o belief_n of_o but_o it_o be_v with_o we_o as_o it_o be_v with_o little_a child_n who_o be_v please_v perhaps_o with_o the_o pomp_n of_o their_o father_n or_o mother_n funeral_n and_o proud_a of_o their_o mourn_a clothes_n but_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o their_o own_o loss_n when_o those_o that_o be_v grow_v up_o to_o year_n of_o reason_n and_o judgement_n wring_v their_o hand_n to_o think_v of_o what_o sad_a consequence_n such_o a_o loss_n will_v be_v to_o they_o and_o in_o this_o respect_n it_o be_v say_v wisdom_n arm_n misery_n against_o itself_o we_o glory_v in_o that_o which_o be_v our_o shame_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o misery_n while_o the_o devil_n tremble_v who_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o lose_v heaven_n have_v be_v already_o in_o it_o and_o know_v what_o hell_n be_v because_o they_o have_v feel_v it_o they_o certain_o believe_v these_o thing_n have_v more_o understanding_n to_o apprehend_v the_o clear_a demonstration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o they_o they_o have_v their_o mind_n more_o fix_v on_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o their_o torment_n be_v more_o in_o act_n and_o less_o in_o power_n than_o we_o be_v we_o know_v not_o now_o what_o it_o be_v to_o lose_v god_n and_o heaven_n but_o we_o shall_v know_v when_o we_o shall_v see_v they_o not_o to_o enjoy_v they_o but_o to_o envy_v they_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o flaâ—ter_v ourselves_o into_o hope_n that_o these_o thing_n may_v not_o be_v trâ—e_o or_o our_o thought_n be_v ordinary_o divert_v to_o other_o thing_n and_o the_o devil_n keep_v that_o out_o of_o our_o mind_n which_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o keep_v out_o of_o his_o own_o lest_o considare_v well_o of_o it_o we_o shall_v be_v induce_v thereby_o to_o believe_v and_o so_o obtain_v salvation_n luke_n 8.14_o for_o a_o conclusion_n of_o these_o general_a demonstration_n i_o may_v add_v christ_n importunate_a press_v of_o man_n to_o flee_v from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v though_o through_o so_o many_o hardship_n and_o difficulty_n which_o he_o call_v they_o to_o he_o weep_v over_o sinner_n and_o be_v grieve_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n as_o sometime_o jeremy_n be_v or_o as_o aidanus_fw-la a_o good_a man_n in_o this_o nation_n weep_v to_o think_v of_o the_o misery_n which_o be_v come_v upon_o it_o sinner_n go_v on_o careless_o and_o secure_o like_o a_o ox_n to_o the_o slaughter_n or_o a_o fool_n to_o the_o correction_n of_o the_o stock_n but_o christ_n passionate_o plead_v with_o they_o to_o divert_v they_o from_o their_o own_o way_n know_v how_o little_o they_o consider_v the_o misery_n of_o those_o devour_a flame_n which_o they_o be_v cast_v themselves_o into_o now_o for_o prove_v more_o particular_o that_o this_o misery_n which_o ungodly_a man_n shall_v endure_v be_v very_o sad_a and_o dreadful_a first_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o know_v as_o i_o before_o intimate_v the_o worth_a of_o that_o glory_n which_o we_o have_v lose_v but_o we_o shall_v be_v convince_v that_o we_o have_v lose_v it_o through_o our_o own_o fault_n many_o think_v now_o to_o harden_v themselves_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n against_o god_n and_o impeach_v he_o of_o rigour_n and_o injustice_n if_o he_o shall_v doom_v they_o to_o a_o eternal_a hell_n but_o then_o when_o their_o conscience_n be_v awaken_v they_o will_v own_v their_o guilt_n and_o say_v as_o judas_n i_o have_v sin_v mat._n 27.4_o though_o he_o do_v nothing_o but_o by_o the_o determinate_a counsel_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n and_o that_o which_o satan_n have_v put_v into_o his_o heart_n john_n 13.2_o act._n 2.23_o and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o aggravation_n of_o man_n misery_n that_o they_o shall_v lose_v heaven_n through_o their_o own_o carelessness_n and_o exchange_v it_o for_o a_o trifle_n shall_v a_o man_n have_v a_o dear_a wife_n dangerous_o sick_a and_o give_v her_o poison_n to_o kill_v she_o instead_o of_o physic_n to_o cure_v she_o mere_o through_o his_o own_o negligence_n sure_o he_o will_v bury_v himself_o with_o she_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o own_o oversight_n or_o shall_v he_o in_o a_o drunken_a fit_n stab_v his_o child_n certain_o his_o first_o work_n after_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o himself_o again_o will_v be_v to_o stab_v himself_o but_o what_o be_v these_o to_o our_o soul_n our_o darling_n our_o only_a one_o psal_n 22.10_o which_o we_o wound_v worse_o than_o the_o poor_a lunatic_n man_n that_o cut_v himself_o with_o stone_n we_o shall_v come_v to_o ourselves_o and_o have_v far_o different_a apprehension_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o soon_o as_o our_o soul_n look_v out_o of_o these_o dark_a prison_n of_o our_o body_n and_o begin_v to_o see_v by_o the_o light_n of_o another_o world_n a_o child_n that_o shall_v have_v the_o writing_n of_o a_o fair_a estate_n and_o sell_v they_o for_o trifle_n look_v but_o upon_o the_o bulk_n of_o paper_n or_o parchment_n not_o regard_v the_o content_n of_o they_o and_o afterward_o when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o man_n shall_v live_v in_o disgrace_n and_o misery_n while_o he_o see_v another_o bear_v high_a in_o the_o world_n with_o his_o estate_n will_v bewail_v too_o late_o his_o own_o childish_a vanity_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o our_o sell_v of_o our_o hope_n of_o heaven_n for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o the_o heart_n be_v sorrowful_a and_o the_o end_n of_o which_o be_v heaviness_n regard_v the_o gospel_n no_o more_o than_o a_o story_n out_o of_o pliny_n look_v on_o the_o scripture_n but_o as_o waste_v paper_n cleopatra_n prodigality_n in_o drink_v a_o little_a pearl_n at_o one_o draughtt_n be_v nothing_o to_o we_o we_o be_v never_o put_v to_o it_o as_o lisymachus_n to_o lose_v a_o kingdom_n and_o subject_n ourselves_o to_o perpetual_a slavery_n for_o a_o draught_n of_o water_n oh_o with_o what_o indignation_n shall_v we_o reflect_v upon_o our_o own_o folly_n and_o madness_n when_o we_o shall_v have_v time_n and_o occasion_n to_o settle_v these_o thing_n in_o our_o heart_n we_o shall_v need_v no_o devil_n to_o torment_v we_o no_o fire_n to_o burn_v we_o our_o own_o conscience_n will_v continual_o scourge_v we_o and_o we_o shall_v for_o ever_o be_v our_o own_o torment_n when_o we_o shall_v be_v awaken_v to_o smite_v upon_o our_o thigh_n and_o say_v what_o have_v i_o do_v there_o will_v be_v yet_o a_o further_a punishment_n of_o sense_n the_o scripture_n call_v it_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o if_o we_o understand_v literal_o and_o in_o a_o proper_a sense_n we_o may_v easy_o imagine_v the_o dreadfulness_n of_o such_o a_o punishment_n or_o at_o least_o learn_v to_o understand_v it_o by_o hold_v our_o hand_n in_o a_o hot_a furnace_n but_o for_o one_o minute_n and_o this_o be_v fire_n which_o shall_v not_o sudden_o devour_v or_o annthilate_v we_o as_o some_o imagine_v but_o prey_n eternal_o upon_o man_n and_o never_o consume_v they_o otherwise_o the_o devil_n with_o who_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v we_o shall_v share_v in_o the_o same_o misery_n will_v rather_o rejoice_v than_o tremble_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n if_o they_o shall_v
far_o do_v this_o fall_n short_a of_o express_v the_o unreasonableness_n of_o such_o as_o will_v rather_o enjoy_v present_a pleasure_n than_o prepare_v for_o future_a happiness_n a_o child_n be_v bind_v to_o a_o apprenticeship_n and_o he_o perhaps_o die_v before_o his_o time_n be_v out_o and_o so_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o charge_n be_v lose_v or_o he_o do_v not_o live_v seven_o year_n a_o freeman_n after_o he_o have_v live_v seven_o year_n in_o a_o hard_a service_n but_o he_o that_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o service_n of_o christ_n let_v it_o be_v imagine_v to_o be_v as_o hard_a as_o some_o man_n prejudice_n persuade_v they_o the_o soon_o he_o die_v the_o soon_o his_o service_n be_v end_v and_o though_o he_o die_v never_o so_o soon_o he_o lose_v not_o his_o freedom_n but_o be_v make_v a_o citizen_n of_o heaven_n and_o once_o enter_v there_o he_o never_o die_v but_o do_v for_o ever_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n do_v we_o not_o give_v twenty_o time_n as_o much_o for_o the_o fee-simple_n as_o they_o speak_v of_o a_o estate_n as_o it_o will_v bring_v we_o in_o one_o year_n and_o according_a to_o the_o same_o rule_n be_v we_o sure_a to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n twenty_o year_n and_o can_v imagine_v they_o to_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n yet_o we_o shall_v quit_v they_o for_o those_o everlasting_a pleasure_n which_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v for_o ever_o ourselves_o and_o not_o only_o for_o some_o age_n as_o we_o hope_v to_o do_v estate_n on_o earth_n not_o in_o our_o self_n but_o only_o in_o our_o posterity_n further_o yet_o we_o see_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o lay_v a_o snare_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o any_o bird._n prov._n 1.17_o they_o will_v not_o come_v into_o the_o net_n to_o feed_v if_o they_o perceive_v it_o or_o swallow_v the_o bait_n when_o they_o see_v the_o hook_n yet_o foolish_a man_n do_v venture_v on_o hell_n which_o they_o be_v tell_v will_v certain_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n and_o will_v enjoy_v the_o present_a pleasure_n of_o it_o though_o they_o have_v all_o the_o assurance_n that_o a_o man_n can_v have_v of_o any_o thing_n which_o he_o see_v not_o with_o his_o eye_n that_o it_o will_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n and_o that_o his_o soul_n must_v rue_v for_o ever_o in_o hell_n god_n indeed_o do_v not_o manifest_v himself_o to_o we_o ordinary_o here_o nor_o take_v we_o up_o as_o he_o do_v paul_n into_o the_o three_o heaven_n to_o show_v we_o the_o glory_n thereof_o but_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o exercise_v faith_n here_o and_o to_o take_v his_o word_n which_o he_o have_v so_o full_o confirm_v to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v as_o certain_o trust_v to_o it_o as_o if_o we_o have_v the_o clear_a evidence_n in_o the_o world_n the_o husbandman_n cast_v his_o seed_n into_o the_o ground_n without_o any_o fear_n or_o suspicion_n of_o lose_v have_v be_v confirm_v by_o many_o experiment_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o receive_v it_o again_o with_o increase_n but_o a_o thousand_o experiment_n will_v not_o so_o full_o persuade_v as_o a_o divine_a testimony_n confirm_v by_o covenant_n oath_n and_o seal_n the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o confirmation_n among_o man_n so_o that_o a_o divine_a faith_n found_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v as_o the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o which_o be_v but_o future_a and_o make_v they_o as_o it_o be_v real_o subsist_v and_o be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v confirm_v they_o to_o we_o and_o as_o full_o persuade_v we_o of_o they_o though_o they_o be_v not_o obvious_a to_o the_o sense_n as_o any_o philosophical_a demonstration_n can_v confirm_v any_o truth_n so_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o apostle_n own_v sense_n to_o be_v a_o great_a mean_n to_o move_v affection_n in_o this_o frail_a state_n wherein_o we_o be_v yet_o faith_n serve_v believer_n for_o a_o sufficient_a foundation_n of_o love_n and_o delight_n though_o they_o see_v not_o jesus_n christ_n they_o love_v he_o and_o rejoice_v in_o he_o with_o joy_n unspeakable_a and_o full_a of_o glory_n 1_o pet._n 1.7_o we_o be_v short_a sight_v and_o can_v see_v a_o far_o off_o 2_o pet._n 1.9_o but_o faith_n as_o a_o perspective_n bring_v thing_n near_o to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o they_o as_o real_o present_a let_v not_o our_o sense_n therefore_o usurp_v authority_n over_o faith_n and_o reason_n but_o lot_n faith_n and_o reason_n have_v their_o perfect_a work_n let_v not_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n be_v wise_a in_o their_o generation_n than_o child_n of_o light_n let_v we_o not_o be_v wise_a in_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n than_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o heaven_n we_o choose_v not_o the_o fair_a of_o thing_n for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o such_o as_o be_v more_o serviceable_a and_o durable_a nor_o the_o sweet_a but_o that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a and_o nourish_a we_o choose_v not_o the_o clean_a or_o pleasant_a way_n but_o that_o which_o lead_v to_o the_o place_n which_o we_o be_v go_v to_o so_o let_v we_o judge_v of_o thing_n not_o according_a as_o they_o present_v themselves_o to_o our_o sense_n but_o as_o they_o have_v a_o real_a intrinsic_a worth_n to_o commend_v themselves_o to_o our_o judgement_n and_o let_v we_o not_o judge_v of_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o suitablenesse_n to_o our_o present_a fancy_n but_o as_o they_o conduce_v to_o our_o abide_n good_a measure_v every_o thing_n not_o by_o time_n but_o by_o eternity_n sect_n xv._o inconsiderateness_n another_o great_a cause_n of_o atheism_n against_o which_o the_o best_a remedy_n be_v a_o serious_a apprehension_n of_o the_o great_a moment_n and_o importance_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n frequent_a read_n and_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n christian_a communion_n and_o conference_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n mutual_a admonition_n the_o prevalency_n of_o evil_a custom_n and_o habit_n the_o folly_n of_o defer_v repentance_n another_o chief_a reason_n of_o that_o atheism_n which_o abound_v so_o much_o in_o the_o world_n be_v inconsiderateness_n the_o most_o important_a truth_n do_v not_o affect_v we_o any_o long_a than_o we_o consider_v they_o the_o platonist_n observe_v this_o who_o make_v knowledge_n nothing_o but_o remembrance_n or_o a_o actual_a consideration_n of_o that_o which_o man_n know_v not_o reckon_v that_o to_o be_v knowledge_n which_o lie_v dead_a in_o the_o habit_n and_o do_v not_o at_o all_o affect_v the_o soul_n and_o we_o find_v that_o the_o scripture_n lay_v much_o weight_n upon_o this_o consideration_n or_o remembrance_n yea_o as_o much_o as_o man_n salvation_n come_v to_o we_o may_v observe_v isa_n 1.3_o there_o be_v a_o epimone_n wherein_o the_o prophet_n lay_v the_o sin_n of_o israel_n upon_o this_o that_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v so_o 1_o king_n 8.47_o we_o may_v observe_v affliction_n bring_v man_n to_o bethink_v themselves_o that_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o repentance_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n and_o we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o when_o man_n be_v by_o sickness_n bring_v to_o a_o serious_a weigh_v of_o matter_n they_o be_v easy_o persuade_v to_o make_v good_a promise_n and_o resolution_n which_o when_o their_o mind_n be_v afterward_o by_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n divert_v from_o the_o thought_n of_o they_o turn_v to_o their_o former_a course_n yea_o we_o see_v many_o time_n that_o man_n be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o yield_v to_o reproof_n and_o to_o condemn_v themselves_o and_o their_o own_o way_n when_o they_o be_v admonish_v of_o they_o as_o if_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o no_o more_o but_o to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v in_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o only_o to_o have_v conscience_n awaken_v and_o we_o find_v ezek_n 18.14.28_o that_o the_o turn_v away_o of_o a_o wicked_a man_n from_o the_o evil_n of_o his_o way_n depend_v chief_o upon_o consideration_n i_o have_v already_o show_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o remote_a cause_n of_o that_o wickedness_n and_o profaneness_n which_o abound_v in_o the_o world_n yet_o he_o use_v this_o as_o the_o great_a mean_n to_o draw_v man_n from_o god_n to_o divert_v their_o mind_n from_o the_o thought_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v have_v a_o influence_n upon_o their_o affection_n and_o action_n to_o make_v a_o change_n in_o they_o as_o we_o see_v plain_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o sour_a luk._n 8.12_o man_n hear_v the_o word_n then_o come_v the_o devil_n and_o take_v it_o away_o out_o of_o their_o heart_n lest_o they_o shall_v believe_v and_o be_v save_v first_o we_o find_v by_o experience_n that_o mâ—n_z be_v oft_o serious_o affect_v with_o those_o thing_n that_o they_o hear_v while_o they_o be_v lively_o represent_v to_o their_o mind_n and_o press_v serious_o upon_o their_o conscience_n
difference_n in_o religion_n answer_v though_o we_o can_v not_o be_v full_o assure_v that_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v true_a yet_o it_o will_v be_v our_o wisdom_n to_o observe_v the_o rule_n and_o precept_n of_o it_o the_o proof_n which_o some_o have_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a religion_n clear_a than_o those_o which_o some_o desire_n to_o have_v &_o clear_a than_o any_o produce_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o any_o other_o religion_n objection_n from_o the_o improbability_n and_o seem_a contradiction_n of_o many_o thing_n in_o scripture_n answer_v notwithstanding_o the_o difference_n among_o christian_n all_o of_o they_o be_v agree_v in_o so_o much_o as_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o well_o order_v of_o our_o conversation_n there_o be_v some_o yet_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o find_v any_o pretence_n for_o palliate_v their_o sin_n will_v ask_v how_o we_o shall_v find_v out_o the_o true_a religion_n amid_o so_o many_o difference_n as_o there_o be_v among_o man_n about_o it_o when_o we_o see_v man_n agree_v and_o come_v to_o some_o accord_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n we_o will_v consider_v of_o the_o whole_a business_n now_o to_o such_o i_o answer_v that_o if_o their_o doubt_n be_v concern_v the_o christian_a religion_n whether_o that_o be_v the_o only_a true_a among_o those_o which_o be_v profess_v in_o the_o world_n first_o the_o esteem_n which_o it_o have_v obtain_v in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o reverence_n wherewith_o it_o have_v be_v receive_v in_o all_o place_n to_o which_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o have_v come_v may_v challenge_v from_o any_o wise_a man_n the_o most_o serious_a weigh_v of_o what_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o which_o i_o will_v not_o here_o stand_v to_o sum_n up_o but_o will_v only_o say_v and_o that_o with_o much_o confidence_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v but_o serious_o peruse_v what_o have_v be_v write_v in_o several_a age_n for_o evince_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o will_v see_v at_o least_o so_o much_o probability_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o and_o so_o much_o reasonableness_n and_o equity_n in_o the_o precept_n of_o it_o that_o they_o will_v account_v it_o madness_n in_o any_o to_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o lose_v that_o reward_n which_o it_o propound_v or_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n which_o it_o threaten_v to_o the_o despiser_n of_o it_o rather_o than_o submit_v to_o a_o law_n so_o holy_a so_o just_a so_o good_a let_v we_o suppose_v it_o many_o prove_v false_a yet_o what_o will_v man_n lose_v thereby_o indeed_o they_o will_v lose_v their_o future_a reward_n but_o they_o will_v have_v the_o present_a advantage_n of_o it_o for_o as_o chrysostom_n true_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scil._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o way_n of_o sin_n be_v more_o difficult_a than_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n and_o i_o can_v but_o here_o subjoin_v the_o say_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n on_o mat._n 11.29_o precepta_fw-la christi_fw-la talia_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la par_fw-fr ponatur_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la unius_fw-la hominis_fw-la ad_fw-la reciè_fw-fr vivendum_fw-la alterius_fw-la ad_fw-la flagitia_fw-la non_fw-la dubie_n multo_fw-la dulcior_fw-la sit_fw-la futura_fw-la vita_fw-la quaesecundum_fw-la virtutem_fw-la est_fw-la gravissima_fw-la enim_fw-la tributa_fw-la pendunt_fw-la qui_fw-la ambitioni_fw-la qui_fw-la avaritiae_fw-la qui_fw-la libidini_fw-la serviunt_fw-la that_o be_v suppose_v several_a man_n equal_o accustom_v to_o a_o sinful_a and_o a_o holy_a life_n and_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n and_o piety_n shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v much_o more_o pleasant_a and_o those_o that_o be_v vassal_n to_o ambition_n covetousness_n sensuality_n will_v find_v the_o tribute_n heavy_a which_o they_o pay_v to_o such_o tyrant_n so_o that_o as_o those_o who_o search_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n to_o find_v out_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n though_o they_o attain_v not_o their_o end_n yet_o find_v out_o many_o secret_n and_o experiment_n which_o may_v be_v please_v and_o useful_a in_o like_a manner_n those_o who_o seek_v eternal_a happiness_n in_o the_o gospel_n though_o it_o shall_v be_v suppose_v that_o they_o may_v miss_v of_o it_o yet_o they_o shall_v find_v such_o real_a advantage_n by_o the_o observation_n of_o those_o precept_n that_o be_v there_o give_v that_o their_o labour_n will_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a but_o they_o will_v be_v sufficient_o recompense_v for_o it_o but_o now_o suppose_v the_o thing_n therein_o deliver_v shall_v prove_v true_a what_o a_o woeful_a case_n will_v those_o be_v in_o which_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v neglecter_n of_o it_o what_o a_o dreadful_a thing_n will_v it_o be_v for_o they_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o you_o that_o think_v good_a to_o suspend_v your_o belief_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o so_o you_o may_v without_o disturbance_n enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n and_o prevent_v the_o clamour_n of_o a_o unquiet_a accuse_a conscience_n gird_v up_o your_o loin_n like_o man_n and_o tell_v i_o i_o beseech_v you_o do_v the_o argument_n which_o you_o have_v against_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a religion_n as_o far_o exceed_v in_o probability_n those_o which_o be_v allege_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o it_o as_o the_o glory_n which_o it_o propound_v as_o the_o reward_n of_o holiness_n exceed_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n suppose_v that_o pleasure_n in_o it_o which_o you_o imagine_v or_o as_o far_o as_o the_o torment_n threaten_v as_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n exceed_v the_o utmost_a severity_n that_o man_n can_v be_v imagine_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o gospel_n yea_o let_v man_n but_o act_n congruous_o and_o allow_v as_o much_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o in_o other_o instance_n of_o their_o life_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o as_o the_o christian_n of_o old_a argue_v against_o the_o heathen_n that_o they_o believe_v many_o thing_n in_o philosophy_n and_o humane_a learning_n upon_o less_o evidence_n than_o what_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o christianity_n so_o man_n do_v make_v much_o great_a adventure_n upon_o more_o improbable_a ground_n than_o any_o they_o can_v be_v imagine_v to_o make_v by_o conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n upon_o the_o ground_n lay_v down_o for_o confirmation_n of_o it_o and_o if_o man_n be_v as_o suspicious_a and_o wary_a in_o other_o thing_n as_o these_o sceptic_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n they_o must_v not_o eat_v lest_o through_o the_o malice_n or_o negligence_n of_o some_o there_o shall_v be_v poison_n mingle_v with_o their_o meat_n they_o must_v not_o go_v into_o a_o house_n lest_o it_o shall_v fall_v upon_o their_o head_n they_o must_v not_o obey_v any_o command_n of_o their_o prince_n unless_o they_o shall_v come_v and_o deliver_v they_o in_o express_a word_n to_o themselves_o because_o some_o may_v possible_o counterfeit_v their_o hand_n and_o seal_n yea_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o they_o must_v forbear_v so_o many_o thing_n that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v sit_v for_o converse_v with_o man_n but_o will_v quite_o overthrow_v human_a society_n let_v i_o go_v a_o little_a further_o i_o desire_v in_o good_a earnest_n to_o know_v of_o man_n what_o evidence_n they_o require_v to_o persuade_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o it_o may_v be_v what_o they_o have_v already_o will_v be_v find_v more_o convince_a some_o may_v fancy_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n will_v satisfy_v they_o i_o answer_v they_o have_v already_o a_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n 2_o pet._n 1.19_o they_o think_v perhaps_o if_o one_o shall_v come_v from_o the_o other_o world_n of_o their_o former_a acquaintance_n and_o tell_v they_o what_o be_v do_v there_o they_o shall_v believe_v but_o he_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o scripture_n will_v not_o believe_v though_o one_o shall_v arise_v from_o the_o dead_a luk._n 16.31_o neither_o do_v i_o beg_v the_o question_n in_o allege_v these_o thing_n from_o scripture_n ground_v they_o whole_o on_o its_o authority_n but_o assert_v they_o bold_o as_o theorem_n which_o be_v demonstrable_a by_o reason_n be_v assure_v that_o there_o may_v be_v more_o object_v against_o such_o kind_n of_o evidence_n than_o be_v to_o be_v object_v against_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v in_o the_o scripture_n for_o tell_v i_o i_o beseech_v you_o in_o case_n there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n may_v we_o not_o as_o easy_o suspect_v that_o our_o sense_n may_v be_v deceive_v or_o that_o it_o may_v be_v form_v in_o the_o air_n by_o some_o spirit_n as_o suspect_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o by_o the_o prophet_n who_o wrought_v so_o many_o miracle_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o mission_n from_o god_n which_o so_o plain_o foretold_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v accomplish_v after_o many_o age_n which_o can_v not_o be_v foresee_v in_o
present_o we_o observe_v that_o their_o thought_n be_v quite_o take_v off_o from_o those_o thing_n and_o like_o water_n which_o have_v be_v warm_v they_o return_v to_o their_o old_a temper_n again_o we_o see_v here_o christ_n himself_o assign_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n that_o do_v this_o where_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o do_v it_o though_o we_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o able_a to_o understand_v how_o he_o do_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o propound_v other_o object_n to_o we_o we_o see_v here_o his_o design_n in_o it_o discover_v which_o be_v to_o hinder_v their_o believe_v and_o consequent_o their_o salvation_n which_o we_o find_v by_o sad_a experience_n to_o be_v the_o woeful_a consequent_a of_o this_o his_o malice_n now_o the_o most_o effectual_a remedy_n against_o this_o inconsiderateness_n will_v be_v a_o serious_a apprehension_n of_o the_o great_a moment_n and_o concernment_n of_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v the_o mean_n which_o moses_n prescribe_v to_o the_o israelite_n deut._n 32.47_o for_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o testify_v to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o you_o say_v he_o it_o be_v your_o life_n and_o by_o those_o thing_n you_o shall_v prolong_v your_o day_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o prudence_n which_o prevail_v throughout_o that_o we_o shall_v look_v to_o the_o main_a chance_n and_o not_o neglect_v the_o important_a affair_n of_o our_o life_n the_o husbandman_n sorget_v many_o petty_a business_n but_o he_o never_o forget_v to_o blow_n and_o sow_v he_o will_v be_v account_v a_o mad_a man_n that_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o market_n and_o buy_v trifle_n and_o toy_n for_o his_o child_n and_o forget_v to_o buy_v they_o bread_n a_o traitor_n will_v not_o forget_v to_o sue_v out_o his_o pardon_n or_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o suit_n for_o his_o whole_a estate_n forget_v to_o produce_v his_o evidence_n and_o prepare_v his_o answer_n against_o the_o term._n this_o be_v our_o case_n we_o be_v condemn_v already_o in_o law_n john_n 3.18_o that_o be_v in_o force_n against_o we_o we_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o we_o shall_v be_v setch_v to_o execution_n if_o a_o man_n do_v but_o apprehend_v the_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o continual_o while_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n and_o in_o a_o unregenerate_a condition_n stand_v continual_o upon_o the_o pit_n brink_n and_o ready_a to_o fall_v in_o it_o will_v sure_o awake_v he_o out_o of_o his_o security_n and_o prevent_v his_o sleep_n till_o he_o shall_v have_v some_o hope_n of_o his_o pardon_n or_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o infinite_a advantage_n that_o true_a godliness_n bring_v with_o it_o will_v make_v he_o continual_o apply_v his_o heart_n to_o it_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o rich_a suffer_v he_o not_o to_o sleep_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o care_n and_o solicitude_n for_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o and_o we_o have_v more_o cause_n a_o thousand_o time_n to_o be_v solicitous_a in_o this_o case_n lest_o a_o promise_n and_o possibility_n be_v leave_v we_o of_o enter_v into_o such_o a_o rest_n we_o shall_v by_o any_o mean_n fall_v short_a of_o it_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o read_n of_o the_o word_n the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v prescribe_v by_o god_n as_o a_o further_a remedy_n of_o this_o evil_n heb._n 3.13_o daily_o mutual_a exhortation_n be_v commend_v as_o a_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o harden_v of_o our_o heart_n through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n which_o the_o more_o it_o be_v indulge_v the_o more_o it_o insinuate_v and_o prevail_v upon_o we_o man_n knowledge_n make_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n less_o useful_a to_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a ignorant_a thing_n for_o man_n to_o neglect_v it_o upon_o pretence_n of_o know_v as_o much_o as_o their_o teacher_n though_o the_o saint_n to_o who_o peter_n write_v be_v instruct_v and_o establish_v in_o the_o truth_n yet_o he_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o write_v those_o thing_n to_o they_o 2_o pet._n 1.12_o to_o put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n and_o thereby_o to_o stir_v up_o their_o pure_a mind_n cap._n 3.1_o the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v not_o only_o as_o nail_n to_o fasten_v that_o christian_n may_v be_v establish_v but_o as_o goad_n to_o excite_v that_o so_o they_o may_v not_o grow_v negligent_a eccl._n 12.11_o and_o the_o work_n of_o minister_n lie_v more_o in_o awaken_n the_o conscience_n and_o quicken_a the_o affection_n than_o inform_v the_o judgement_n and_o there_o be_v few_o man_n that_o live_v where_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n come_v but_o know_v that_o which_o due_o improve_v will_v make_v a_o considerable_a change_n in_o their_o life_n and_o i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v of_o singular_a use_n in_o a_o christian_a life_n for_o those_o that_o have_v near_a relation_n if_o such_o as_o be_v prudent_a and_o faithful_a or_o those_o that_o have_v friend_n which_o be_v to_o they_o as_o their_o own_o soul_n if_o they_o live_v together_o and_o have_v opportunity_n to_o know_v well_o each_o other_o conversation_n serious_o to_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o each_o other_o if_o they_o observe_v any_o thing_n in_o each_o other_o life_n or_o carriage_n which_o be_v unbecoming_a their_o profession_n to_o take_v the_o first_o opportunity_n with_o all_o christian_a meekness_n and_o privacy_n to_o tell_v they_o of_o it_o how_o they_o speak_v such_o a_o thing_n unadvised_o do_v this_o thing_n unseemly_a exceed_v in_o the_o other_o thing_n i_o know_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n of_o zeal_n and_o charity_n which_o all_o christian_n owe_v to_o each_o other_o but_o those_o have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o it_o who_o have_v daily_o intimate_a conversation_n with_o other_o and_o advantage_n for_o observe_v the_o whole_a procedure_n of_o their_o life_n and_o this_o which_o i_o have_v now_o be_v speak_v of_o do_v likewise_o make_v that_o gracious_a christian_a communication_n which_o the_o gospel_n require_v more_o necessary_a and_o for_o this_o cause_n god_n do_v not_o only_o require_v it_o of_o the_o jew_n but_o further_a enjoin_v they_o the_o use_n of_o their_o phylactery_n and_o the_o writing_n the_o most_o important_a period_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o their_o gate_n and_o post_n that_o so_o the_o thing_n which_o do_v so_o near_o concern_v they_o may_v be_v continual_o sound_v in_o their_o ear_n and_o represent_v before_o their_o eye_n i_o may_v assign_v further_o some_o other_o cause_n and_o cure_n of_o man_n atheism_n and_o wickedness_n as_o the_o corruption_n of_o man_n nature_n do_v strong_o incline_v a_o man_n to_o evil_a so_o regeneration_n be_v that_o which_o do_v change_v their_o nature_n and_o dispose_v they_o to_o holiness_n but_o there_o be_v many_o act_n of_o morality_n which_o conduce_v to_o man_n present_a advantage_n both_o in_o a_o personal_a and_o a_o relative_a capacity_n to_o which_o regeneration_n be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a and_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v something_o of_o it_o sect._n 7._o therefore_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o in_o this_o place_n concern_v the_o praevalency_n of_o evil_a habit_n and_o custom_n and_o the_o prejudice_n that_o do_v thereby_o arise_v against_o holiness_n as_o also_o concern_v the_o advantage_n that_o one_o who_o be_v a_o christian_a indeed_o and_o have_v experience_n of_o spiritual_a comfort_n and_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n have_v above_o one_o that_o be_v only_o outward_o a_o christian_n and_o do_v duty_n only_o as_o a_o task_n i_o have_v elsewhere_o speak_v somewhat_o also_o and_o so_o supersede_n from_o any_o further_a consideration_n of_o they_o i_o confess_v i_o think_v the_o put_n off_o and_o procrastinate_v of_o repentance_n detain_v many_o in_o the_o snare_n of_o satan_n but_o the_o former_a part_n of_o my_o discourse_n do_v whole_o militate_v against_o this_o folly_n of_o man_n and_o deprive_v they_o of_o all_o such_o pretence_n in_o that_o beside_o the_o imprudence_n and_o extreme_a madness_n of_o put_v off_o that_o which_o we_o know_v not_o whether_o we_o shall_v ever_o have_v opportunity_n for_o and_o leave_v a_o matter_n of_o such_o importance_n as_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n at_o uncertainty_n the_o advantage_n which_o man_n have_v by_o observe_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n even_o in_o this_o life_n do_v require_v our_o most_o speedy_a apply_v ourselves_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o they_o and_o argue_v the_o defer_v of_o our_o repentance_n of_o the_o great_a folly_n and_o all_o that_o have_v be_v bring_v thereto_o especial_o in_o their_o old_a age_n have_v be_v ready_a with_o austin_n to_o complain_v that_o they_o have_v know_v god_n too_o late_o &_o repent_v that_o they_o do_v no_o soon_o exchange_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o the_o joy_n and_o peace_n which_o be_v in_o believe_v sect_n xvi_o objection_n from_o